Friday, March 27, 2009

X.509v3 certificate

Version 3 of the ITU-T recommendation X.509 for certificate syntax and format. This is the standard certificate format used by Windows XP certificate-based processes.
An X.509 certificate includes the public key and information about the person or entity to whom the certificate is issued, information about the certificate, plus optional information about the certification authority (CA) issuing the certificate.
See also: International Telecommunication Union - Telecommunication [Standardization Sector] (ITU-T); certificate; certification authority (CA); public key

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